Hanger for overhead railway-tracks.



"F, SGHRAUDNER. HANGER, FOR OVERHEAD RAILWAY TRACKS.

APPLICATION FILED J`AN.1 2,v 1909.

' PatentedJne 1,1909.

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FREDERICK SCHRAUDNER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO GUS V. BRECHTBUTOHERS SUPPLY CO., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

HANGER FOR OVERHEAD RAILWAY-TRACKS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK SGHRAUD- NER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of Amen ica, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangersfor Overhead Railway-Tracks, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a hanger for use in the support of the rails ofoverhead railway tracks upon which are operable carriers by whichmerchandise may be conveyed from point to point in factories, stores,and other places.

The object of my present invention is to provide a hanger of the kindnamed in which the parts are adjustable relative to each other, therebypermitting of the overhead railway track rails being suspended atvarious elevations according to different requirements; such, forinstance, as that necessitated by differences in the heights of ceilingsin buildings from which the track rails are suspended.

Figure I is a side elevation of my overhead railway rail hanger. Fig. IIis an enlarged view, partly in side elevation, and partly in verticalsection. Fig. III is a rear elevation of the lower end of the hanger.Fig. IV is a horizontal section taken on line IV-IV Fig. I, and lookingupward from said line, as indicated by the arrow crossing said line.Fig. V is a horizontal section taken on line V-V Fig. I. Fig. VI is ahorizontal section taken on line VI-VI Fig. I,

In the accompanying drawings :-l designates the suspension rod of myhanger, which is preferably made of uniform diameter from end to end andto which, therefore, the parts that are applied to the suspension rod tobe hereinafter enumerated may be readily applied at any point throughoutthe length of the rod, either in the length in which it is originallymade or in any length less than its original len th occasioned bycutting off a portion of t e rod.

2 designates a head block or top block that is adapted to be secured toa beam or other substantial member in the ceiling of a build-Specification of Letters Patent.

App1caton led January 12, 1909.

Patented June l, 1909.

Serial No. 471,901.

ing by suitable means, such as a lag screw 5. The block 2 is providedwith a sleeve 3, into which the upper end of the suspension rod l isfitted to be held therein by set screws l that are mounted in saidsleeve and which are adapted to bear against the suspension rod toconnect it to the head block. I preferably employ two of the set screws4, as seen in Fig. IV, and which are set at angles to each other, butany other desirable number of set screws may be employed.

6 designates the foot block of the hanger to which the overhead railwayrail A is secured by any suitable means, such as a bolt B that passesthrough the rail and the legs 7 of said foot block. The foot block 6 isprovided with a bore of approximately the size of the diameter of thesuspension rod l and in the foot block are set screws 8, preferablyarranged in a manner corresponding to the ar rangement of the set screws4 in the head block 2, as seen in Fig. VI.

9 designates a brace that is adapted to be secured by suitable means toa member ofthe ceiling in a building near the head block 2 of the hangerand which extends downwardly and to the suspension rod l near its lowerend.

10 is a binding collar iitted to the suspension rod l and provided withan extension containing a pccket 11 adapted to receive the lower end ofthe brace 9. In the extension of said collar is a set screw 12 that isadapted to impinge against the brace 9 and hold said brace clampedbetween the screw and the sus ension rod, as illustrated in Figs. II anV.

I claim A hanger of the character described comprising a hanger blockformed with a sleeve, a suspension rod supported in the sleeve, a footblock for carrying a rail adjustably secured to the suspension rod, abrace, a binding collar, through which the suspension rod is inserted,formed with a pocket for the brace and adjustably secured upon thelatter.

FRED. SOHRAUDNER.

In the presence of- II. G. Cook, E. B. LINN.

